SRC Member mopiko Posted September 27, 2007 SRC Member Share Posted September 27, 2007 hi just got a long nose hawk fish 4 days back. rest of my fish is eating well. didnt see the hawkfish during feeding time. thought it was dead but it came out just now. any idea if its okie to leave it or is there any fav feed that hawkfish like? i;m feeding the fish pellets as well as henry's homemade gourmet. thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member m203 Posted September 27, 2007 SRC Member Share Posted September 27, 2007 u can try frozen brine shrimp or mysid shrimp...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member kareen Posted September 28, 2007 SRC Member Share Posted September 28, 2007 long nose hawkfish is somewhat cumbersome fella. Do make sure he gets his share of food during feeding 'cos he is a little slower than the greedy tangs, dwarf angle, anthia, etc. Quote Greeting Tank: 4' by 2' by 2' (CR antique) Sump: 3' include 1' refuigm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gouldian Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 hi just got a long nose hawk fish 4 days back. rest of my fish is eating well. didnt see the hawkfish during feeding time. thought it was dead but it came out just now. any idea if its okie to leave it or is there any fav feed that hawkfish like? i;m feeding the fish pellets as well as henry's homemade gourmet. thanks. Long nose hawk (Partly due to its lack of swim bladder and partly due to their plentiful food source among gorgonians in the wild) will stalk, aim and lung forward to capture preys. This feeding technique is not well suited for tank with fast moving fishes that feeds directly from the water column such as anthias, angels and tangs. But all is not lost, most reefers reccommend flooding slightly more during feeding so that the LNH will learn where are how food is being introduced and consumed in your tank and will eventually learn to swim up to the water surface during feeding time. Do note that pellets may take time to be recognized as food. Thus start with mysis or frozen food. HTH Quote "Reefs, like forests, will only be protected in long term if they are appreciated" Dr. J.E.N. Veron Australian Institute of Marine Science -----------------------------------------------------------------------Member of:UEN: T08SS0098FPlease visit us here: http://www.facebook....uaristSocietySG Facebook Group: http://www.facebook....gid=34281892381 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bali Brain Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 My LNH did not eat what I fed for more than 2 weeks when I first acquired it(and I do not know what it ate during that time to keep alive). The frozen brineshrimp and worms that I fed were not recognised as food. Now it swims to the surface to fight for the food amongst Trigger, large Angels and Tangs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member mopiko Posted September 28, 2007 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 28, 2007 haiz... the problem is my LNH never come out during feeding time. i gave both pellets and frozen food to all the fish, just pray that the LNH will get clever enough to know where food is beter it starve to death... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrianlau Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Live food is best for luring them to eat. Live brine shrimp. I've given live feeder baby freshwater molly from C328 too, can see the LNH "spear" for the fish. Molly will survive in marine tank. Be careful that LNH can jump out of tank. Mine did... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member mopiko Posted September 29, 2007 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 29, 2007 yeah. trying out mysis as i bro here mentioned. will try live baby feeders too. so far so good. still alive and kicking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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